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Latinos, Aging & Dementia Symposium
September 24 - September 25
Date: September 24-25, 2026 – Location: Boston University, Charles River Campus. Boston, MA and Online
About the Symposium:
The symposium is designed to strengthen research collaborations, expand scientific capacity, enhance community engagement, and advance our shared commitment to health equity in aging and dementia. The event will also offer early-career investigators valuable opportunities to learn about current advances, connect with peers and mentors, and engage with a vibrant multidisciplinary community focused on improving dementia care for Latino populations.
Content and Format:
The symposium will address a broad range of topics relevant to ADRD in Latino populations, including cultural and linguistic influences on cognition, novel approaches to caregiving and caregiver support, ongoing clinical trials, recruitment and retention of Latino participants, and advances in biomarkers, genomics, and access to emerging therapies.
Topic areas will include:
Biomarkers and genomics | cognition and assessment | recruitment, retention and clinical trials | ADRD care and psychosocial interventions | Drug development and therapeutics | Public health and population approaches | The implementation of AI in clinical practice and research
Invited Speakers:
- David Aguillon MD PhD, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
- Hugo Aparicio MD, Boston University School of Medicine
- Miguel Arce Renteria PhD, Columbia University
- Steven Arnold MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Malaz Boustani MD MPH, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Tim Chang, MD PhD, UCLA California Alzheimer’s disease Center
- Felipe Jain MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- María Eugenia Martín PhD, FLENI, Argentina
- Luis Medina PhD, University of Houston
- Doris Molina-Henry PhD, University of Southern California (USC)
- Marcia Pescador Jimenez PhD, Boston University
- Maria Quiñones-Cordero PhD, University of Rochester School of Nursing
- David Salmon PhD, University of California, San Diego
Program Committee Members:
- Yakeel T. Quiroz PhD (Chair)
- Mirella Diaz-Santos PhD
- Averi Giudicessi, MS
- Jorge Llibre-Guerra MD
- Jaime Perales-Puchalt PhD
- Liliana Ramirez Gomez MD
- Miriam Rodriguez PhD
- Monica Rosselli, PhD
- Sharon Sanz Simon PhD
- Daniel G. Saldana, PhD
- Idaly Velez Uribe, PhD
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